2015-2016 NCAA DIV.II NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Members of the NCAA Div.II’s Heartland Conference Lubbock Christian Sports Information • Chris Due 806-720-7283 • 806-720-7290 • www.lcuchaps.com CAMERON (4-5) at No.4 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (10-1) Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 1 p.m. Rip Griffin Center (Lubbock, Texas) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Live Scoring: http://statb.us/b/200639 Video: http://www.lcuchaps.com/live December 16, 2017 Online Audio: http://www.lcuchaps.com/live Radio: Online Only All-Time Series: Cameron Leads 8-1 BEFORE WE BREAK to generate an 8-0 run in the quarter, while SWOSU LCU LADY CHAPARRALS No.4 Lubbock Christian University closes out an eight- opened the game 1-of-10 and 3-of-18 from the field, to Location .............................................. Lubbock, Texas day break Saturday hosting Cameron University at 1 provide the Lady Chaparrals a 27-13 lead at the end of Founded ..................................................... 1957 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center. The contest marks LCU’s the quarter. LCU made six three-pointers during a 7-of- Enrollment ................................................ 2,000 final game before the Christmas Break, as LCU will fol- 12 shooting stretch in the quarter. Affiliation .......................................... NCAA Div. II low Saturday’s game with a 13-day break before head- Conference .......................................... Heartland ing to Portales, N.M. on New Year’s Eve to face Eastern The Lady Bulldogs tried to wither the storm of the LCU New Mexico. LCU rides a four-game win streak into their offense and attempted to respond with a nice scoring Nickname ���������������Lady Chaparrals “Lady Chaps” meeting with Cameron, which also ends a four-game stretch that included a 7-of-8 shooting stretch (the Athletic Director ���������������������������������� Paul Hise homestand. stretch was part of a 9-of-12 and eventual 15-of-22 Sports Information ����������������������������� Chris Due shooting mark from the field). The Bulldogs could do no Head Coach ������������������������������������ Steve Gomez LOOKING BACK TO THEIR LAST GAME better than a 12-5 run behind the hot shooting. It was Career Record (year) .................. 344-116 / 15th The story was nearly a carbon copy… The only differ- able to cut the LCU lead to 36-28 (3:47 remaining in the ence was the teams. In the previous meeting between second quarter), but LCU answered late in the first half 2017-18 LADY CHAPS SCHEDULE Lubbock Christian University and Southwestern Okla- with a 7-0 run spearheaded by a Bruffey three-pointer. homa State University, which was on Dec. 10, 2016 in Tucker was able to bounce back from opening the game Date Site Opponent Result Weatherford, Okla., SWOSU hit 15 three-pointers (the missing her first four attempts with seven points in the 11/5 A Science & Arts (Okla.) % .........W 75-40 most ever allowed by LCU) and defeated LCU 90-63. second quarter for SWOSU, who shot 72.7% (8/11) in 11/10 N No.5 Colorado St. – Pueblo ^ ..W 57-52 Thursday night inside Rip Griffin Center, LCU returned the quarter. LCU led 43-32 at the half behind an 18-point 11/11 N Metropolitan State Denver ^ ....W 71-53 the favor, hitting 15 three-pointers and receiving half from Bruffey, who was 6-of-7 from the field (5-of-6 11/13 A Texas A&M Commerce .............W 74-39 25 points, six three-pointers and seven blocks from from three-point range) in the half. 11/17 H Western New Mexico < ...........W 85-44 Tess Bruffey to lead No.5/6 LCU to a 95-65 win over 11/18 H Texas Permian Basin < ............W 72-34 No.14/19 SWOSU. SWOSU had an early stretch of 6-of-8 shooting in the 11/21 H Tarleton State .........................W 80-60 second half, and Tyra Aska hit one of three field goals 11/24 N No.1 Ashland & .......................L 66-79 There were several minor story lines that played out, in the quarter with 5:31 remaining in the quarter to 11/25 N Midwestern State & .................W 65-57 which drew similarities to their 2016 meeting. In the cut LCU’s lead to 58-45. The Lady Bulldogs, who cut 11/30 H Southwest (NM) ......................W 79-47 opening quarter of the 2016 clash, SWOSU’s Hailey the margin to 10 points on two prior occasions in the 12/2 H Arkansas - Fort Smith * ...........W 67-62 Tucker hit five three-pointers (on six attempts) and reg- half, ran out of gas trying to trade blows with LCU. As 12/7 H No.14/19 Southwest Okla. St. ..W 95-65 istered 17 points in the quarter to give SWOSU a 26-9 SWOSU was hitting their offensive stride, LCU was a 12/16 H Cameron ...............................1:00 PM lead at the end of the quarter. In Thursday’s edition, touch better with an 8-of-9 shooting stretch in the third 12/30 A Eastern New Mexico ...............3:00 PM it was Bruffey taking the first quarter spotlight with 15 quarter. LCU was 11-of-19 (57.9%) from the field in the 1/4 H Texas A&M International * .......6:00 PM points in the quarter and hitting her career high mark quarter, with a 12-0 run following Aska’s bucket with 1/6 H St. Mary’s * ............................1:00 PM in three-pointers with four in the quarter. LCU was able 5:31 left in the quarter resulting in a 70-45 lead. Bobby 1/10 A Rogers State * ........................5:30 PM Chitsey led LCU in the quarter with 1/18 H St. Edward’s * ........................6:00 PM seven points and LCU took a 72-51 1/20 H Oklahoma Christian * ..............1:00 PM lead into the final quarter. 1/25 A Newman * ..............................5:30 PM 1/27 A Arkansas - Fort Smith * ...........1:00 PM LCU was 57.9% (11/19) from the 2/1 A St. Mary’s * ............................5:30 PM 2/3 A Texas A&M International * .......1:00 PM field in the third quarter and followed going 54.5% (6-of-11) from the field 2/10 H Rogers State * ........................1:00 PM LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (@LCUCHAPS) CAMERON (@CAMERONAGGIES) 2/15 H Newman * ..............................6:00 PM LADY CHAPARRALS AGGIES in the fourth quarter. SWOSU hit a 2/17 A Oklahoma Christian * ..............1:00 PM bump going 0-of-8 from the field 2/24 A St. Edward’s * ........................1:00 PM during a 4:09 span without a field Record: 10-1, 1-0 Heartland Record: 4-5, 2-2 Lone Star goal. LCU was able to go on a 14-4 * - Heartland Conference Game Times are Central Last Game: 95-65 W vs. SWOSU Last Game: 84-70 L at Angelo St. to put the game out of reach during % - Exhibition Game Coach: Steve Gomez Coach:Emma Andrews SWOSU’s dry spell. ^ - 1525 TournamenT, Hosted by TAMUC – Commerce Texas Gomez vs. CU: 0-0 Career Record: 15-21 < - Arbors Hotel Classic, Hosted by LCU – Lubbock, Texas & - St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic – San Antonio, Texas CU Record: 15-21 The Lady Chaps were 50.8% (30/59) shooting in the game and PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS went 15-of-30 (50%) from long Pos. Player Class Pts/p Reb/p Pos. Player Class Pts/p Reb/p range. Eight different Lady Chaps G Delaney Gaddis Sr. 5.9 3.4 G Amaka Nwakamma Jr. 9.6 4.6 G Caitlyn Cunyus So. 9.7 2.5 G Ava Battese Fr. 12.2 2.8 popped the “three,” and their sea- F/G Olivia Robertson Jr. 8.1 4.8 G/F Jamie Bonnarens So. 17.2 7.2 son high mark of 15 was the most P Maddi Chitsey So. 11.5 6.2 G Parfitt McNair Jr. 9.7 5.1 since they posted their program F Tess Bruffey Sr. 15.0 8.6 F Lejha Smith Jr. 8.0 11.6 record 18 on Feb. 18, 2017 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The LCU LEADERS CU LEADERS Lady Chaps matched a season high AVG. POINTS AVG. POINTS with 13 blocked shots. Six different 15.0 Tess Bruffey 17.2 Jamie Bonnarens Lady Chaps played into the count, including two by Maddi Chitsey and REBOUNDS REBOUNDS 8.6 (95) Tess Bruffey seven from Bruffey. Joining Bruffey, 11.6 (104) Lejha Smith who matched a season high with 25 ASSISTS ASSISTS points, in double figures was Maddi 3.1 (34) Caitlyn Cunyus 3.6 (32) Amaka Nwakamma Chitsey (17 points), Bobbi Chitsey FACEBOOK/LCUCHAPS (13 points) and Caitlyn Cunyus (10 TWITTER: @LCUchaps STEALS STEALS points). LCU assisted on 23 of 30 YOUTUBE: #LCUathletics 1.2 (13) Delaney Gaddis 2.6 (23) Amaka Nwakamma field goals, with Delaney Gaddis pro- LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.lcuchaps.com @lcuchaps Game: 12 vs. CAMERON ducing a season high seven assists. The game marked the shooting percentage from long range. second time in their LCU careers in which both Chitsey LADY CHAPS HISTORY sisters posted at least 10 points in a game and the first PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at home. Both instances have come against a nationally LCU leads the Heartland Conference and ranks 11th na- 2016 ranked opponent. tionally in field goal percentage, shooting 48.1% from the field. They also rank third nationally in field goal defense, Tucker led SWOSU with 17 points, and they also received holding the opposition to 31.9% shooting on the season. NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 13 points from Tyra Aska and 12 points from Penina Fau- Their allowance of 53.8 points per game ranks 12th in 2016 mui.